Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 219 Album Signing and Exchange Meeting

On the fifth day after the release of "The Decisive Moment", Chen Pingsheng held a book signing in Los Angeles.

It can also be called an exchange meeting, because Abner invited many self-media bloggers and photographers as guests.

The location of the book signing was in a bookstore, surrounded by huge bookshelves connecting the ceiling and floor, with a table and several rows of chairs in the center.

Chen Pingsheng sat at the table, waiting for the autograph session to begin.

"Chen, are you nervous?" Abner stood aside, holding the album in his hand and looking at the photos in it.

"No." Chen Pingsheng shook his head. After the fever and cold were away from him, he finally had energy again.

"Yes, after all, Ge Sai is such a big scene. Chen, do you think this film will continue the glory of last year?" Abner nodded and asked suddenly.

This seems to be the first thing that comes to everyone's mind after watching this work.

Because this work is so special and important.

From the perspective of contribution to the photography industry, this album has made a far greater contribution than "The Crow".

If "The Crow" is the ultimate display of personal style, then "The Decisive Moment" is a popular educational manual.

It can attract more people to join the photography industry, and it can also improve the level of some people.

This is something very remarkable.

Even Abner felt that the Best Photographer of the Year should also be awarded to Chen Pingsheng. After all, after making such a big contribution, shouldn't he be given a reward?

Of course, Chen Pingsheng is not that optimistic. Any grand prix has its own rules and cooling-off period.

Unless it is an uncontroversial work, the organizing committee will generally not award the same award to the same person for two consecutive years.

However, the works he shot this year are themes and themes that are lacking in today's photography industry, so it is still possible to win some awards.

While he was talking, a long queue began to form outside the door.

"It's time, Chen, let's get started." Abner looked at his watch and then asked the staff to start greeting everyone.

The first thing to start was the autograph signing. Chen Pingsheng took a pen and wrote his name on the album handed over by fans. This was not the first time.

But he still felt that his arm was gradually becoming numb due to the mechanical signature.

Fortunately, it didn't last long, because there wasn't a large amount of sales today, so everyone who came had signed up in advance.

After everyone sat down with signed albums, the autograph session entered its second stage.

"Hello, Chen!" An Indian woman stood up first and asked: "I would like to ask why the style of "The Decisive Moment" is so different from "The Crow", and what made you decide to shoot such a movie? work?"

This is also what many people find strange.

Generally speaking, artists' styles are relatively fixed and followable, but that's not the case with Chen Pingsheng. He seems to be able to shoot any style and do it well.

Even from the present point of view, every work is a classic.

Even the Museum of Perspective represents an idea and ingenuity.

So everyone is curious about whether he has any special creative methods that can help him break through his creative bottleneck. "I actually wrote about this issue in the preface. In fact, the original intention that drove me to shoot this work was not inspiration. It was a series of problems I encountered in my creative career and the thinking brought about by these problems." Chen Talk eloquently all his life.

"When I first entered this industry, I always felt that shooting was difficult because I felt powerless. It can also be said that I couldn't reach the most critical points. I didn't know what to shoot or how to shoot. Every day I just press the shutter numbly, but it is always unsatisfactory.”

He recalled the most difficult time and continued: "So I have been searching and summarizing what knowledge a photographer needs to use his shutter more freely. So I discovered the decisive moment, which is not actually anything specific. It teaches you how to take a photo. What it focuses more on is teaching you to establish your own aesthetic system.

"And I will tell you the tips for taking a good photo, so that you can be more comfortable with shooting. At least when we go out with the camera, we know what kind of things we want to take next."

"That's it." Chen Pingsheng said he had finished his answer.

"Wow!" Everyone applauded immediately.

"Okay, then the next one." The host chose another white man to stand up and ask a question.

"Hello, I'm Jack, a photography blogger. I read this photo album yesterday and found that many of the compositions are, as the preface said, geometric shapes. This is cool. I never thought about it. But at the same time, I also noticed that the content of these photos seemed to be scattered and not coherent."

He paused nervously, and then asked: "I mean, it seems that the photos serve the composition too much. When I look at these photos, I only have the composition in my mind, not the complete story."

When the others heard this, they immediately turned to look at the questioner, making him even more nervous.

However, Chen Pingsheng did not avoid this question, but said with a smile: "Jack, first of all, this work does not have a complete story. It is not "The Crow", and it is not a tool for me to tell the story."

"Secondly, each work has its own emphasis. I can't tell you what I want to express in this work, I can't. This is teaching you to read, but I am not a teacher. I just want to say that you can put aside the picture Let’s take a look at the composition of the scene I took. Each photo is not definite, but is blurry and ambiguous.

"You just need to remember one sentence, the decisive moment does not refer to the photos you take, but the event itself that you record."

Jack sat down thoughtfully, and then there were more questions waiting for Chen Pingsheng to answer.

The autograph session didn't officially end until [-]pm.

The major bloggers and photographers left with their recorded audio and video contentedly. Next, they will release related videos, which include both Abner’s paid publicity and spontaneous recommendations.

After all, this work has already gained a very good reputation in relevant circles, and every photography blogger needs to comment on it to prove his professionalism.

In fact, Chen Pingsheng has also seen a lot of videos in the past few days.

They all praise the inspiration brought by this work and conduct in-depth research on what content was filmed in this work.

Some very experienced photographers have also mentioned that these photos are unremarkable at first glance and are just captures of key moments.

However, it contains a large number of unrealistic elements, allowing people to make full associations.Such as strange expressions, invisible balloons, and some unusual movements.

This means that this work is not realistic, but surreal, and contains the photographer's own fantasy about the development of things.

So when the word surreal appeared, everyone suddenly had a more unified view of "The Decisive Moment".

"A masterpiece of surrealist photography, a perfect display of geometric composition, and a profound expression of the Chinese cultural street scene."

"This is The Decisive Moment, a work you must get."

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